By Water & Blood

Manetho: The Egyptian Dynasties (Book I)

THE EGYPTIAN DYNASTIES. The Dynasty of the Demigods.

The i st of the Egyptian kings was Hephaestus, (Vulcan), who reigned 724 and a half years and four days.

The 2nd was Helios (i.e. the Sun), the son of Hephaestus (who reigned) &6 years.

3rd, Agathodaemon, who reigned 56 and a half years and ten days.

4th, Kronus (Saturn) 40 and a half years.

5th, Osiris and Isis, 35 years.

8th, Horus, the demigod, 25 years.

6th, Ares (Mars), the demigod, 23 years.

10th, Anubis, the demigod, 17 years.

nth, Heracles (i.e. Hercules) the demigod, 15 years.

1 2th, Apollo, the demigod, 25 years.

13th, Ammon, the demigod, 30 years.

14th, Tithoes, the demigod, 27 years.

15th, Sosus, the demigod, 32 years.

1 6th, Zeus, [i.e., Jupiter], the demigod, 20 years. — Syncel. Chron. 19. — Euseb. Chron. 7.

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THE EGYPTIAN DYNASTIES AFTER THE DELUGE.

i. After the dead demigods, the first dynasty consisted of eight kings, of whom the first was Menes the Thinite ; he reigned 62 years, and perished by a wound received from a hippopotamus.

2. Athothis, his son, reigned 57 years ; he built the palaces at Memphis, and left the anatomical books, for he was a physician.

3. Kenkenes, his son, reigned 31 years.

4. Venephes, his son, reigned 23 years. In his time a great plague raged through Egypt. He erected the pyramids near Cochome.

5. Usaphaedus, his son, reigned 20 years.

6. Miebidus, his son, reigned 26 years.

7. Semempsis, his son, reigned 18 years. In his reign a terrible pestilence afflicted Egypt.

8. Bieneches, his son, reigned 26 years.

The whole number of years amounted to 253 [or 263, according to the true reckoning].

Consisted of nine Thinite kings.

1. Boethus the First reigned 38 years. During his reign a chasm of the earth opened near Bubastus, and many persons perished.

2. Kaeachos reigned 39 years. Under him the

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bulls, Apis in Memphis, and Meneus, (Mnevis), in Heliopolis, and the Mendesian goat, were appointed to be gods.

3. Binothris reigned 47 years. In his time it was decided that women might hold the imperial government.

6. Chseres (reigned) 17 years.

7. Nephercheres (reigned) 25 years. In his time it is said that the Nile flowed with honey during eleven days.

8. Sesochris, whose height was five cubits and his breadth three, (reigned) 48 years.

The whole number of years is 302.

1. Necherophes reigned 28 years. In his time the Libyans revolted from the Egyptians ; but, on account of an unexpected increase of the moon, they surrendered themselves for fear.

2. Tosorthrus reigned 29 years. He is called Asclepius [i.e., Aesculapius], by the Egyptians, for his medical knowledge. He built a house of hewn stones, and greatly patronised writing.

5. Soiphis [or, Souphis] 16 years.

7. Achis [or, Aches] 42 years.

9. Kerpheres 26 years. Altogether 214 years.

Of eight Memphite kings of a different race.

2. Suphis reigned 63 years. He built the largest pyramid. He was also called Peroptes, and was translated to the gods, and wrote the sacred book.

3. Suphis (or Cheops) reigned 66 years.

4. Mencheres (Men-ke-ra) 63 years.

Altogether 274 years [or 284, according to the correct computation.]

Consisting of nine Elephantine kings.

1. Usercheris reigned 28 years.

8. Tarcheres [or, Tatcheres] 44 years.

9. Obnos [or, Onnos] 33 years. Altogether 248 years [or, 218 years.]

Consisting of six Memphite kings.

1 . Othoes, 30 years, who was killed by his guards.

4. Phiops, who began to reign at six years of age, and reigned till he had completed his hundredth year.

5. Menthesuphis reigned one year.

6. Nitocris, who was the most handsome woman of her time, of a fair complexion ; she built the third pyramid, and reigned 12 years.

The Seventh Dynasty, Of seventy Memphite kings, who reigned 70 days.

Of twenty- seven Memphite kings, who reigned 146 years.

Of nineteen Heracleotic kings, who reigned 409 years.

1. The first was Achthoes, the worst of all his predecessors. He did much harm to all the inhabitants of Egypt, was seized with madness, and killed by a crocodile.

Consisting of nineteen Heracleotic kings, who reigned 185 years.

Consisting of sixteen Diospolite, (or Theban), kings, who reigned 43 years.

Among them Ammenemes, who reigned 16 years.

The sum total of the above-named kings is 192, who reigned 2,308 years and 70 days. — From Syncellus Chronicon) 54 to 59 — Euseb. Chron., 14 and 15.